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United Kingdom

May takes defiant stance with EU over Brexit

May said both sides want a deal but there are two areas where the UK and the EU are “a long way apart.”

21/09/2018

Green News

She would row single-handed across the Atlantic Ocean

She had to row for 12 hours every day for over 100 days, faced up to 10-metre waves with only herself for company and lost contact with the outside world.

21/09/2018

World

Theresa May rattled in Salzburg

Empty hands and empty hopes for a Brexit compromise is what Theresa May returned to London with after negotiations in Salzburg went sour. Her Brexit plan was unexpectedly and firmly rejected by EU leaders - putting further pressure on the deal, as the deadline gets ever closer.

21/09/2018

United Kingdom

Indiana Jones' hat, Han Solo's jacket go under the hammer

How much would you pay for a piece of movie history?

20/09/2018

Europe Decoded

This is what Britons are really googling about Brexit

'What is Brexit?' is second-most Googled Brexit question in the UK. Our team in #TheCube show you what people across Europe are really asking the search engine as the Brexit deadline looms.

20/09/2018

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Roaring art: 'Please Feed the Lions' in Trafalgar Square

For over 150 years, the four lions at the foot of Nelson's Column have sat silently, guarding London's central Trafalgar Square.

20/09/2018

World

Northern Ireland mother challenges abortion prosecution

Northern Ireland mother challenges regions strict laws, after she provided her 15-year-old daughter with abortion pills.

20/09/2018

United Kingdom

Watch: Justin Bieber serenades fiancée outside Buckingham Palace

The Canadian singer performed an acoustics rendition of his 2016 hit, Cold Water.

20/09/2018

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Woman dies as caravan blown onto beach by Storm Ali

Thousands have been left without power after severe winds battered Ireland.

19/09/2018

United Kingdom

London football team kit — with anti-fascist symbols — sells out

East London Clapton FC released a new kit with slogan used in Spanish civil war

18/09/2018

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Watch: Jet-powered shopping trolley and motorised toilet let rip in speed trials

A toilet, a shopping trolley and a garden shed, all raced at high speed at an event in northern England this weekend showcasing the eccentric side of motor sports.

18/09/2018

United Kingdom

Meghan Markle supports Grenfell community cookbook

The Duchess of Sussex is backing a community cookbook helping Grenfell families as part of her first solo charity project.

17/09/2018

Business

Brexit: Dire consequences if there's no deal

IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde says life will be more difficult for the UK with any deal to leave the EU

17/09/2018

United Kingdom

UK: 'no evidence' Novichok behind weekend Salisbury illnesses

Wiltshire police have scaled down investigations after two people fell ill at a restaurant at Salisbury in England on Sunday, saying there is 'nothing to suggest' Novichok caused it.

16/09/2018

United Kingdom

First evidence of air pollution particles reaching mothers' placentas

"Until now, there has been very little evidence that inhaled particles get into the blood from the lung."

16/09/2018

United Kingdom

London Mayor calls for a second referendum on Brexit

Sadiq Khan says the prime minister's handling of Brexit negotiations has become "mired in confusion and deadlock" and was leading the country down a damaging path but the Prime Minister has repeatedly ruled out a second referendum

16/09/2018

United Kingdom

London mayor calls for second EU referendum

Sadiq Khan's demands come ahead of Labour’s annual conference next week, with over 100 anti-Brexit motions submitted.

16/09/2018

Living

5 Of The Best London Fashion Week Hotspots

Enjoy breakfast with Victoria Beckham at Annabel’s, then head to ME London’s Bond villain-style lobby for a between-shows cocktail.

15/09/2018

United Kingdom

British ex-Foreign Minister says supports May, opposes Brexit plan

Boris Johnson said he wants Theresa May's Chequers Brexit plan dropped, but not her.

15/09/2018

United Kingdom

Does what the Skripal suspects said add up?

We assess four key claims made by the Russian men charged with poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal about their time in southern England.

14/09/2018

United Kingdom

How would a no-deal Brexit affect travel and consumers?

Passports including for pets, insurance and driving abroad, mobile and bank charges, consumer goods and more... what will change if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

14/09/2018

United Kingdom

Eurostar staff to go on strike over 'shocking' working conditions

The 48-hour strike action is schedule to start just after midnight on Sept. 30.

14/09/2018

United Kingdom

Euroviews. As Brexit looms, musicians fear repercussions | View

To maintain its place on the world stage, the UK must preserve musicians' freedom of movement, writes viola player Aliye Cornish.

13/09/2018

United Kingdom

Meet the man who built a floatable bike to clean up London's canals

This former consultant has created an eye-catching system to collect plastic from London's canals.

13/09/2018

United Kingdom

'We were in Salisbury for its cathedral', say Novichok attack suspects

UK government says interview contains 'blatant fabrications' and is 'offensive'.

13/09/2018

United Kingdom

Archbishop defends British MP after activists hound his children

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Downing Street and UK politicians have come forward to defend Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg after activists surrounded his London home and intimidated his children.

13/09/2018